lsoares
Fri Jul 28 06:49:01 CDT 2006
I think that there are already 1 post about here:
http://www.microsoft.com/businesssolutions/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.crm&tid=083ad29f-002c-4c3f-8529-9afe52bb949c
"lsoares" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think you can do it using mappings... i didnt tryed yet myself but i think
> its for what they are used...
>
> on the customized entity click relationships then mappings...
>
> "Ste" wrote:
>
> > I have created a custom Entity - "Inventory"
> > This has a relationship with Accounts which is used to show the location of
> > a piece of hardware - a lookup field is used to choose an account. All good.
> >
> > However I'd also like to have a couple of other lookups for Supplier and
> > Manufacturer. These are both stored in Accounts so they'd need to reference
> > an entry in Accounts again.
> >
> > Is this possible? I know you cannot create multiple relationships between
> > entities but can you create multiple attributes using the one relationship?
> >
> >
> > "lsoares" wrote:
> >
> > > Hey,
> > > Sorry... i didnt explained very well, but english isnt my main language to
> > > ;) Thx dejan for the help ;)
> > >
> > > Yes MS CRM 3.0 dont support directly that kind of relation, so we have to
> > > work around. ;)
> > >
> > > "Davyd" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just tried this pretence. It works very well thank you.
> > > > So we can"t do that "immediatly" and we have to create a "connecting" entity
> > > > ?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you !!
> > > >
> > > > <dejan.dular@gmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> > > > 1153993062.658703.316520@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> > > > Davyd, I think you did not understand Isoares correctly.
> > > >
> > > > If you want to create m:n realtionship you have to create a
> > > > "connecting" entity that connects the two entites together. I'll put an
> > > > example:
> > > >
> > > > You already have an entity called "Contact" and you create new entity
> > > > "Car". You want to assign what person can drive which car. So one
> > > > person can drive many cars and one car is driven by more persons.
> > > >
> > > > You have to create a new entity "Contact Car" that connects Contacts
> > > > and Cars
> > > > In the "Contact Car" entity create two "Many-to-1" relationships. One
> > > > to the Contact and the other to the Car. Put the two attributes created
> > > > when you add a relationhip to the form and views.
> > > >
> > > > Publish customizations.
> > > >
> > > > When you open a contact, new item (User Cars) is displayed inthe left
> > > > menu.
> > > >
> > > > Each link between a user and a car creates a new entity instance.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dejan Dular
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Davyd wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > thank you for your response : I tried to create a custom entity but I
> > > > > can't
> > > > > establish a relation like this :
> > > > > You have two type of entites A and B
> > > > >
> > > > > A can have N entities B
> > > > > B can have N entities A
> > > > >
> > > > > I tried but it doesn't work it's only "parental" relation.
> > > > > For example if A have B1, B1 and B3 associated B1 can't have A, A1 and A2
> > > > > associated, I only can add new entities.
> > > > > I only have the choice to create a new entity and I can"t associate an
> > > > > existing entity.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope I'm clear (It's difficult I'm french and I have some problems to
> > > > > explain clearly what I want sorry).
> > > > >
> > > > > Thnak you by advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > "lsoares" <lsoares@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
> > > > > news: EE55DD79-0A5B-4C1F-B499-34733014E885@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > You have to create a custom entity to establish that kind of relation...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > account 1 --- n custom entity n --- 1 list of events
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Davyd" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Hello,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> I have a list of customers (account) and a list of events (personalized
> > > > > >> entity). I would like to make a relation of N to N between the 2, i.e.
> > > > > >> that
> > > > > >> a customer can belong to several events and an event can be associated
> > > > > >> several customers. Would you know how to set up a relation N to N in
> > > > > >> CRM
> > > > > >> insofar as by defect only relations 1 with N are possible.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Thank you by advance.
> > > > > >>
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> > > >
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> > > >